This is a gentle folk-style hymn of petition to the Holy Spirit. It is sometimes called “Spirit Song".
It was written by American United Church of Christ minister and teacher, James (Jim) Keith Manley (b 1940) in 1975 when he was a theology student. It was originally released in a compilation titled Spirit, which was issued on cassette with an accompanying book in 1980.
Hymn-books which it has been published in include:
- Songs for a New Creation (1982)
- After Eden (1990) - where it is set to an arrangement by American composer Jim Strathdee (b. 1941)
- Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada
It is set to tune by Manley, which is sometimes called SPIRIT. This has a 3/4 time signature. In the key of D, the first few notes of the melody are F_ G_ E F G G FF_ with accompanying chords D / G / A / D.
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Singer with piano:
Choir with piano:
Small group with piano - words on-screen:
Singer with guitar - words on-screen:
Choir and congregation with organ - recorded in a church-service:
Singer with piano:
Instrumental - with on-screen score:
Instrumental - with words on-screen:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:Chorus:
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness
calling and free,
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
1. You moved on the waters, you called to the deep ...
2. You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand ...
3. You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill ...
4. You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes ....
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